Trans World Airlines Inc.

BRIEFCASE

August 5, 1989

TALKS SUSPENDED. Trans World Airlines Inc. has suspended contract talks with its largest union because of the possibility of a merger or change in management at the airline, a union spokesman said Friday. The company, owned by takeover specialist Carl Icahn, confirmed that the talks had been halted, but refused to say why. ''Carl's been shopping that airline (TWA) now for the past couple months,'' said John Peterpaul, vice president of the International Association of Machinists. ''If he's got a buyer, we're not going to impede that ... unless it's a bad deal,'' he said.